Month: March 2013
Patient Deaths Mount As More Compounding Pharmacies Urge Recalls
Ugh! Is this happening, again? Image of Fungi Growing in Culture. Credit: istockphoto.com The last several months have been rough for the compounding pharmaceutical industry. This past week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website posted a press release from… Read More ›
“Pi” in My Face…(and a Happy “Pi Day” to You, Too!)
Image Credit: Dorkina Myrick, M.D., Ph.D. I am now in Cambridge attending a medical conference. My hotel is adjacent to a mini-mall that contains the Kendall Square COOP at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). (For the uninitiated, the COOP is part of a chain… Read More ›
In Like a Lion: As Sequestration Roars, Funding Cuts Loom Large at the National Institutes of Health
Ah, the month of March: In like a lion, out like a….well, we don’t yet know how it is going to turn out. President Obama signed sequestration funding cuts into law on March 1, 2013. What does this mean for… Read More ›
Colorectal Cancer: Deadly. Silent. Preventable.
A popular colorectal cancer awareness campaign from the 1980s touted the slogan: “Don’t die from embarrassment.” This is for the most part true, as colorectal cancer can largely be prevented through early screening. Learn more about colorectal cancer risk factors,… Read More ›
March into Health
Health Awareness in the Month of March: (Excerpt from Stay Healthy in 2013! Health Awareness in the New Year) Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month National Kidney Month Trisomy Awareness Month National Nutrition Month Image: Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control… Read More ›
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